Premier League to test VAR at every match

Trials in England have so far been limited to FA Cup and Carabao Cup tiesMARTIN RICKETT/PA

The Premier League is planning to test VAR at every top-flight match next season with a view to its wholesale introduction for the 2019-20 campaign.

The Times revealed this month that the Premier League was likely to delay the implementation of VAR for another year and that remains the mood at the majority of the clubs before a planned vote on the issue on April 13.

The 20 clubs could still spring a surprise by voting to introduce VAR at next month’s Premier League shareholders’ meeting, although with 14 votes required to make such a change an extensive testing programme is considered the most likely outcome. Crystal Palace, Stoke City and Huddersfield Town all have reservations against greater use of technology and even several of…

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